Glassbottle Paper Lamp
Hello there welcome to my new instructable to create a glassbottle
dreamers lamp made mostly out of glass and crepe paper.
For this instructable I really recommend you use a bottlecutter jig,
bought or selfmade to get the best results.
I have made mine using sbans instructable which I tweaked a bit,
check his instructable out with the link down below and lets begin...
Supplies
LAMP
- 1 straight glassbottle, abt. 7,5cm Ø. ( or more for practice)
- 1 Bottlecutter jig, bought or selfmade.
- 1 Pair of kitchengloves (protection).
- White crepe paper, folia paper Bringmann.
- Paperglue.
- 1 paint brush.
- Waterproof sandingpaper (80 grain, 240 grain, 600 grain), Ayce.
LAMPBASE
- 2 MDF disks, about 8mm thick, 13cm Ø.
- 1 Rasp.
- Wood sandingpaper, (120 grain, 180 grain)
- 1 bottle of Gilding paste, Pebeo.
- 1 packet of Gold tinted copper leaves, Pebeo.
- 1 fine brush.
- Woodglue.
ELECTRONICS
- 1 LED spot, Osram DO-IT.
Score Your Bottle
- For this project I have used a straight glasbottle. In order to
separate the bottle you are going to HAVE to score it.
YOU CANNOT SKIP THIS STEP.
- Use a bottlecutter jig, bought or selfmade to get a clean
cut.
- Adjust the base of the bottlecutter jig to the desired height
and adjust the glasscutters steel nibblers to score the bottle.
- Carefully turn the bottle to score, you have to hear a KRRR KRRR
sound for proper scoring. You want to be able to see the scored line.
Separate the Bottle
I used the hot and cold water method to separate the glassbottle.
- Place two tesa strips lightly above and beyond the scored line to
be able to see where you pour the water.
- Heat up the water and alternate between hot and cold water poured
on the scored line
- When you hear a TING TING sound it means the glassbottle is separating
so dont stop until fully cut.
I advise you to use kitchen gloves ot other kind of protection.
Sanding the Edges
When you managed to separate the bottle take the part with
the bottleneck and sand the edges.
- Use waterproof sandingpaper, begin with 80grain to
240grain and finish with 600grain paper to get a smooth
result.
- Cut the white crepe paper into small strips.
- Take a piece of paper and put on paperglue on
one surface.
- Scrunch up the paper and put it on the bottles surface,
it may need more glue to stick.
Repeat until all is covered.
Prepare the Base
For this step I have used a lasercutter to cut the 8mm thick MDF.
- 2 disks, 13cm Ø wide with a 7cm Ø hole, glue both together.
- Smooth the outer line with a rasp and woodsanding paper, 80 grain
to 180 grain.
- Use gilding paste, gold copper tinted leaves and a fine brush to cover the
surface of your base.
- Put in your battery-based LED spot and place the decorated glassbottle
on top.
YOU ARE DONE!!!
Sit Back and Admire
You can now sit back and enjoy the dreamers bottle
soothing light. I advise you use a battery based led spot
to avoid it heating up.
How about making a whole collection? Can not wait
you guys to try it !!!